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In this issue<br />
INTERNATIONAL SPOTLIGHT<br />
Sustainable Initiatives<br />
INNOVATIONS<br />
Latest Product Launches<br />
FEATURE<br />
Eco-friendly Concept Car<br />
CUSTOMER CORNER<br />
KDA Group<br />
A success story<br />
MARKET NEWS<br />
CO2 Emissions<br />
Meet Prospector <br />
A Global Colour Reference System<br />
p. 4<br />
How will the car<br />
of the future look?<br />
p. 7
editorial<br />
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EDITORIAL STAFF MEMBERS:<br />
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Vincent Charrier<br />
Fabio Gasparetto<br />
M. Laura Rustici<br />
Ester Sedia<br />
Contributors to this issue:<br />
Walter De Greeff<br />
Niki De Ryck<br />
Daniela Ghiani<br />
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Dear Reader,<br />
Welcome to this second edition of EnergyNews!<br />
Many of you have expressed their interest in a brand new<br />
global initiative from <strong>Sherwin</strong>-<strong>Williams</strong> called Going Green!<br />
As you know, green initiatives are becoming second nature<br />
to citizens across the globe, but also for local government<br />
and of course, companies like <strong>Sherwin</strong>-<strong>Williams</strong>.<br />
You will find out in the next few pages what we do to<br />
protect our planet, without compromising on our product<br />
performance and customer productivity.<br />
This newsletter is also the opportunity to inform you all<br />
officially of <strong>Sherwin</strong>-<strong>Williams</strong> latest and major investment<br />
to support car refinish customers across the planet:<br />
Prospector, <strong>Sherwin</strong>-<strong>Williams</strong> Colour Reference System<br />
has been built with more than 5.000 chips, all sprayed with<br />
AWX, the market reference for “Compliant without<br />
Complication” paint solution.<br />
Our field tests across Europe have confirmed that this<br />
brand new colour tool is what this industry was waiting for.<br />
Prospector, teamed up with Color Access 5, another great<br />
service offer from <strong>Sherwin</strong>-<strong>Williams</strong>, guarantiees successful<br />
repairs and additional loyalty from your customers!<br />
Take a few minutes to find out some more about our new<br />
Clearcoat and Primer. Also, go through the article showing<br />
how we helped KDA in Belgium fine tune its industrial<br />
paint equipment operations.<br />
<strong>Sherwin</strong>-<strong>Williams</strong> is investing in your future: in the next<br />
issues of this newsletter, you will see that as a company, or<br />
employee of this company, we are all involved in making<br />
our planet a cleaner place and in helping your business<br />
grow to become more profitable.<br />
Your comments, contribution and testimonials are welcome!<br />
VINCENT CHARRIER<br />
Director of Marketing<br />
v.charrier@sherwineu.com
<strong>sustainability</strong><br />
The terms "sustainable" or "green"<br />
are becoming widely used in<br />
newspapers, magazines, annual<br />
reports and advertisements and very<br />
often they are used with a similar<br />
meaning.<br />
What is <strong>sustainability</strong>?<br />
“Is <strong>sustainability</strong> the same as a<br />
green initiative?”<br />
It means “meeting the needs of the<br />
present without compromising the<br />
ability of future generations to meet<br />
their own needs.”<br />
The principles of <strong>sustainability</strong> can<br />
stimulate technological innovation,<br />
advance competitiveness, preserve<br />
natural resources and improve our<br />
quality of life.<br />
Essentially, <strong>sustainability</strong> is about<br />
process and corporate culture - how<br />
a company chooses to operate.<br />
Sustainable practices are intended to<br />
last and have a positive influence on<br />
living resources.<br />
What is green?<br />
“Green” is the colour and the term<br />
that is commonly used for products<br />
and services created through<br />
sustainable practices. <strong>Sherwin</strong>-<br />
<strong>Williams</strong> offers many products that<br />
“A team effort<br />
towards Sustainability”<br />
international spotlight<br />
meet “green” specifications, like<br />
improving air quality (VOCs). AWX,<br />
the global waterborne basecoat/<br />
clearcoat system, is the best example<br />
of the “green” products offering.<br />
<strong>Sherwin</strong>-<strong>Williams</strong> is committed to<br />
the implementation and continuous<br />
improvement of sustainable<br />
practices in all aspects of our<br />
business. From innovative and<br />
environmentally–responsible<br />
product design to resource<br />
efficiency and conservation, we<br />
expect that our efforts will translate<br />
into economic success, as well as<br />
respect in the communities we serve.<br />
Reduce waste generation, energy consumption, water use are part<br />
of sustainable practices. Here are two examples of sustainable<br />
business practice:<br />
• SW Emulsion Plant, CEP - Chicago<br />
The facility uses a huge amount of water to clean equipment. By<br />
instituting a recycling program the facility prevents the discharge of<br />
contaminated waste water into the local sewer system while reducing the<br />
amount of water it uses.<br />
• HQ Warrensville Heights – Cleveland, Ohio, Automotive Plant –<br />
Richmond, Kentucky<br />
Both have established extremely effective and sustainable<br />
recycling programs. Employees have recycled 12.6 tons of materials in<br />
2007 and are determined to double that amount in 2008. The<br />
Richmond site recycled more than 324 tons of nonhazardous<br />
waste.<br />
in brief<br />
Carmakers have an environmental<br />
commitment with a <strong>sustainability</strong><br />
strategy focuses on increasing fuel<br />
efficiency, on reducing transportrelated<br />
conventional emissions,<br />
dismantling and recycling<br />
programs to reduce wastes,<br />
investing in paint application<br />
process to reduce the VOC<br />
emissions.<br />
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what’s new<br />
Meet PROSPECTOR <br />
A Global Colour Reference System<br />
<strong>Sherwin</strong>-<strong>Williams</strong> Automotive<br />
Europe is proud to announce the<br />
release of PROSPECTOR – Colour<br />
Reference System.<br />
Prospector has been designed<br />
around the AWX product line and it<br />
has been developed to accurately<br />
represent the latest aftermarket<br />
coatings.<br />
Prospector includes over 5000 real<br />
field colour chips, arranged by colour<br />
family and grouped into solid and<br />
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effect decks using a combination of<br />
spectrophotometric and visual<br />
methods.<br />
All the chips are actual spray outs of<br />
AWX paint.<br />
Prospector is easily updated and<br />
there is expansion room for future<br />
colour styling needs.<br />
Prospector was designed to support<br />
the high productivity bodyshops<br />
and this was a clear criteria in the<br />
design of the stationary case:<br />
• Transparent doors: even when<br />
they are closed, the needed colour<br />
�THE MOST ACCURATE SYSTEM<br />
OF THE INDUSTRY<br />
�THE CHIPS ARE PAINTED WITH<br />
AWX PAINT<br />
�FAST & EASY TO USE<br />
�THOUSANDS OF COLOURS<br />
TO CHOOSE FROM SOLID AND<br />
EFFECT/METALLIC COLOURS<br />
BENEFITS<br />
deck is identified immediately/the<br />
dust & dirt will stay away from the<br />
colour chips.<br />
• Magnetic system: the colour decks<br />
hang easily and safely.<br />
• Available space: expanding room<br />
for future colour decks.<br />
• Thin stationary case: no waste of<br />
space, Prospector can be installed<br />
anywhere.<br />
PROSPECTOR, the revolutionary<br />
colour reference system, and COLOR<br />
ACCESS 5, the powerful formula<br />
retrieval system, both are specifically<br />
designed to perform accurate colour<br />
matches with a significant time<br />
savings.<br />
�HAND-HELD DECKS INTUITIVELY<br />
ARRANGED BY COLOUR FAMILY<br />
�EASILY UPDATED AND<br />
EXPANDABLE FOR FUTURE<br />
COLOUR STYLING NEEDS
How to use Prospector <br />
1 Chromatic Order Deck/Chip Numbering<br />
The system is grouped into Solid Colour &<br />
Effect/Metal Colour Fan Decks.<br />
2 How to find the colour formulation when you don’t know the code<br />
If the colour on the vehicle<br />
is unknown ...<br />
3 How to find the colour when you know the code<br />
Identify the colour code on the vehicle. Type the colour code into the “OEM colour<br />
code search module” of Color Access 5.<br />
4 Once identified the desired formula ...<br />
You will find on the back of each colour chip a page number so that colour formulations<br />
can be easily looked up in the Color Access 5.<br />
Select the appropriate deck and check<br />
the colour chip against the vehicle.<br />
Type the Prospector colour chip number into<br />
Color Access 5 “Prospector search module”.<br />
Select the appropriate deck and check<br />
the colour chip against the vehicle.<br />
Mix the colour according to Color Access instructions, systematically make a sprayout & validate your mixed colour<br />
against the vehicle before making the full quantity of paint.
innovations<br />
314 2K VOC<br />
Filler (107.0314)<br />
314 2K VOC Filler is an acrylicurethanes<br />
filler that displays<br />
excellent flow, and good filling<br />
properties.<br />
It is easy to apply and to sand. It is<br />
suitable for both small & large repairs.<br />
314 uses its own hardener 120.0370<br />
and the thinner 150.0138, which is<br />
already in our product line, in the<br />
mixing ratio 3 : 1 : 0.4<br />
Thanks to this new product, which<br />
improves the ATX products’ offering,<br />
314 can be recoated with solvent<br />
borne topcoats and waterborne<br />
basecoat systems.<br />
314 is VOC compliant in conformity<br />
with the Directive 2004/42/CE. Its<br />
VOC content is max 490 g/l of VOC<br />
ready-to-use.<br />
USP 90 - Liquid<br />
Scuffing Agent<br />
(1560090.2)<br />
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321 2K HS VOC<br />
Clear (109.0321)<br />
321 2K HS VOC Clear is a 420 g/l<br />
VOC, polyurethane, high solid<br />
clearcoat to be used as a topcoat over<br />
basecoats.<br />
321 offers excellent gloss,<br />
appearance and durability, with a<br />
quick drying time. It can be used for<br />
both total resprays and small spot<br />
repairs.<br />
321 uses two hardeners 120 0225<br />
and 120 0223, which are already in<br />
our product line. The two hardeners<br />
are offered in two additional can<br />
sizes, to better meet the simple<br />
mixing ratio (2 :1) requirements.<br />
321 can be used over solvent borne<br />
and waterborne basecoat systems.<br />
This product is VOC compliant in<br />
conformity with the Directive<br />
2004/42/CE. Its VOC content is max<br />
418 g/l of VOC ready-to-use.<br />
1K Clear in<br />
Aerosol (110 0500.K)<br />
500 1K Clear a new aerosol product<br />
to complete the A-Tech Aerosol<br />
VOC Compliant line.<br />
500 1K Clear is the ideal product for<br />
spot repairs and parts refinishing. It is<br />
recommended for quick coating and<br />
sealing of repair or new paint jobs.<br />
500 1K Clear dries very quickly and<br />
has got universal application<br />
properties.<br />
The A-Tech Aerosol line, consisting<br />
of 1K Rub-Thru Primer 108 0808 K,<br />
Fade-out Thinner 155 0050K, 1K Clear<br />
110 0500K and Plastic Adhesion<br />
Promoter 108 7226 W, helps<br />
bodyshops speeding up the process<br />
time, with no setting up or cleaning<br />
of the spray gun required, reducing<br />
waste and ease of use and stock.<br />
Liquid Scuffing Agent USP-90 is a water based product<br />
which completes the A-Tech ancillaries line. It contains a<br />
powerful natural cleanser and degreaser.<br />
USP-90 is designed to increase the effectiveness of a nylon<br />
scuffpad when preparing a panel for refinishing.<br />
Liquid Scuffing Agent USP-90 contains super fine microcrystals<br />
which add to the cutting power of an abrasive pad.
How will the car in the future look like?<br />
Do they will still have wheels or<br />
screws to go underwater?<br />
Thirty years after the movie<br />
thriller ‘The Spy Who Loved<br />
Me’ hit the silver screen<br />
“sQuba” is the first car<br />
that can actually ‘fly’<br />
under water. In fact<br />
the scene never really<br />
took place, it was an<br />
animation.<br />
The owner of this<br />
submersible car is a<br />
Swiss company,<br />
Rinspeed and the boss<br />
Frank M. Rinderknecht<br />
is known for his<br />
extraordinary automotive<br />
creations: “For three decades I<br />
have tried to imagine how it<br />
might be possible to build a car that<br />
can fly under water. Now we have<br />
made this dream come true.”<br />
“It is undoubtedly not an easy task to<br />
make a car watertight and pressure<br />
resistant enough to be<br />
manoeuvrable under water. The real<br />
challenge however was to create a<br />
submersible car that moves like a<br />
fish in water.” Says Rinderknecht.<br />
Rinspeed’s Zero-Emission World Debut at the<br />
Geneva Motor Show - March 2008<br />
The occupants’ breathing air comes<br />
from an integrated tank of<br />
compressed air that divers know<br />
from scuba diving. “For safety<br />
reasons we have built the vehicle as<br />
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feature<br />
an open car so that the<br />
occupants can get out<br />
quickly in an emergency.<br />
With an enclosed cabin<br />
opening the door<br />
might be impossible.”<br />
Says Rinderknecht.<br />
But safety wasn’t the<br />
only reason for<br />
choosing an opentop<br />
design: With an<br />
enclosed volume of<br />
just two cubic meters<br />
of air the vehicle<br />
weight would have to<br />
increase by two tons (!) to<br />
counteract the unwanted<br />
buoyancy, giving the “sQuba”<br />
the land mobility of a turtle.<br />
Without occupants the “sQuba”<br />
surfaces automatically.<br />
“The ‘sQuba’ concept car project has<br />
been developed with the aim to<br />
minimize the pollution in every<br />
aspect a zero-emission.<br />
Will the science fiction become reality<br />
in the next future … what’s your<br />
opinion?<br />
Green sustainable pollution free design<br />
“ POLLUTION FREE” ENGINE<br />
POWER IS SUPPLIED BY RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM- ION BATTERIES<br />
ALL THE LUBRICANTS AND GREASES IN USE RAPIDLY BIODEGRADABLE<br />
SPECIAL WHEELS SALT- WATER RESISTANT<br />
LASER TECHNOLOGY FOR DRIVING ENTIRELY AUTONOMOUSLY<br />
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customer corner<br />
INTERVIEW<br />
The KDA GROUP is expanding<br />
The KDA Group was created exactly<br />
20 years ago. This company is known<br />
in particular for its multi-brand<br />
garage for heavy vehicles - KDA<br />
TRUCKS - and for the construction<br />
and repair of waste collection<br />
containers - KDA CONSTRUCT.<br />
1988: After 12 years Renault at<br />
Vilvoorde, Karel Bohets, KDA Group<br />
manager, decided to open a garage<br />
for cars for personal transport and<br />
small vans at Machalen. At first he<br />
ran the garage himself but after a<br />
year but after a year, he had a staff of<br />
3, then having moved to another<br />
building, it increased to 5 people.<br />
1995: With his wife, Christel<br />
Ceulemans, Karel Bohets decided to<br />
take over the Fiat dealership in Perk<br />
and move all of his activities<br />
overthere. Another building was<br />
built and used as a garage for repairs.<br />
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1998: The company became a MAN<br />
Truck Service Center with 15<br />
employees. Thanks to the success of<br />
the MAN Truck Service Center, it was<br />
decided to suspend the Fiat<br />
dealership by the end of the decade.<br />
2006: Karel Bohets took over<br />
`Magdaleens containerbouw` in<br />
Willebroek, a company specialized in<br />
the construction of waste collection<br />
containers, and transformed it into a<br />
profitable company, KDA<br />
CONSTRUCT.<br />
2007: Karel Bohets bought a<br />
building in the “Cargovil”<br />
industrial zone at Zemst, where he<br />
transferred the<br />
construction of<br />
containers. In the same<br />
year the body repair<br />
shop of the Truck<br />
Center was also moved<br />
to Zemst, and in<br />
September 2009 the<br />
MAN Truck Service<br />
Center garage moved<br />
to the same site.<br />
“At the moment, we work with 27<br />
employees and our company<br />
manages towing and pulling, but my<br />
plan is to become an OMNI-Truck<br />
Center which offers work to twice<br />
the number of employees,” says<br />
Karel Bohets.<br />
You talk about an OMNI-Truck<br />
Center, what does that consist of<br />
exactly?<br />
“We will offer complete service for<br />
transporters. That is, a place where<br />
we can offer everything they need:<br />
maintenance, repairs, service for airconditioning<br />
and tires, windows,<br />
electricity, diesel for articulated<br />
lorries, buses, towing and repair, a<br />
hotel to spend the night, a place to<br />
rest and also a center for professional<br />
development”.<br />
“For this reason, we are looking for<br />
some new partners, perhaps aiming<br />
toward a dealership system", Karl<br />
Bohets explains with pride. "To offer<br />
more services, several years ago we<br />
began a second service for one of<br />
our important clients at Charleroi.<br />
This is an operative winning card on<br />
the Brussels – Namen-Bergen axis”.<br />
Four years ago you decided to<br />
change paint suppliers and you<br />
chose <strong>Sherwin</strong>-<strong>Williams</strong>. Why?<br />
“We have had some problems with<br />
the application of the paint. With the<br />
good service that we receive from<br />
our supplier, Bellekens, <strong>Sherwin</strong>-<br />
<strong>Williams</strong>’ Syncron® is the only<br />
industrial system that allows us to<br />
determine application according to<br />
color. Even the shine is exceptional.
Thanks to <strong>Sherwin</strong>-<strong>Williams</strong> we spray<br />
our containers with a complete<br />
process which makes us unique in<br />
the market.<br />
In January, we will begin using<br />
<strong>Sherwin</strong>-<strong>Williams</strong>' AeX line for<br />
Commercial Vehicles and Fleets on<br />
our company vehicles and with our<br />
MAN activities. Syncron® will<br />
continue to be used for industrial<br />
work”.<br />
Thanks to your experience in the<br />
Automotive field and particularly in<br />
using robots, you will soon begin<br />
automatic container welding. This<br />
process will surely increase your<br />
efficiency. Can you explain how the<br />
evolution of technology has helped<br />
you during the years?<br />
“In the fields of warehouse<br />
management and spare parts,<br />
everything happens using<br />
computers and IT processes. The<br />
computer has also changed the<br />
appearance of equipment and<br />
machinery. For this reason we have<br />
also purchased a new air-mix spray<br />
system (Kremlin). The PLC automatic<br />
system shortens times and makes it<br />
possible to change colors in the blink<br />
of an eye".<br />
You've been active in the<br />
automotive and heavy vehicle<br />
industry for more than 20 years.<br />
What do you think are the most<br />
important changes in these sectors?<br />
How will the sector change? Do you<br />
have any advice?<br />
“Unfortunately, the lorry sector has<br />
become even more competitive, like<br />
the automotive industry. This means<br />
that the margins of profit in sales will<br />
continue to shrink and the intervals<br />
between maintenance will increase.<br />
This is precisely why we want to<br />
transform the KDA Group into an<br />
OMNI-Truck Center, to guarantee the<br />
necessary income. At the moment,<br />
we are working on a multi-brand<br />
concept that will have more impact<br />
in the sector".<br />
What do you think of the VOC law<br />
for the environment?<br />
“It’s a law and it must be respected.<br />
Our advantage is that we have a<br />
partner, <strong>Sherwin</strong>-<strong>Williams</strong>, that has a<br />
great deal of experience in dealing<br />
with materials, and therefore we do<br />
not foresee any substantial negative<br />
consequences. The KDA Group also<br />
wants to set an example regarding<br />
the environment".<br />
The role of insurance is becoming<br />
more and more important in the<br />
repair of damage to automobiles. Is<br />
customer corner<br />
this true for lorries as well? What do<br />
you think about the intervention of<br />
insurance?<br />
"Even if the role of insurance is less<br />
dominant in the truck sector, we<br />
cannot rule out a rising tendency. In<br />
fact, this intervention is a<br />
consequence of past abuses of<br />
confidence. The KDA Group will<br />
continue to acquire new business<br />
opportunities and thus guarantee<br />
work to its employees".<br />
Service and quality have always<br />
been important to your company.<br />
For this reason, you have planned<br />
some large investments for 2008 (of<br />
about € 11 Million), but what is this<br />
going to be used for? (paint,<br />
construction – warranty programs,<br />
education…)<br />
"The KDA Group operates on three<br />
principal parameters: Earnings,<br />
Quality and Service. The combination<br />
of these elements requires constant<br />
attention, and for this we offer<br />
training and completion courses to<br />
close the circle.<br />
As far as warranty, we work with<br />
some suppliers who consider the<br />
guarantee of their products an<br />
obligation and not a mere<br />
phenomenon.<br />
At KDA we consider our warranty the<br />
same way and we apply when it is<br />
necessary”.<br />
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market news<br />
Reducing Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions<br />
There is currently huge controversy<br />
over the proposed EU limit of 130<br />
g/km of CO2 for car emissions by 2012.<br />
Many car manufacturers, particularly<br />
luxury car makers, are saying that this<br />
will decimate the industry in Europe as<br />
the only way to meet it will be to stop<br />
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making high-performance models. Is<br />
true that globally, road transport is<br />
responsible for the 16% of man<br />
made CO2 emissions, but, often cars<br />
and trucks are portrayed as the main<br />
source of CO2 forgetting about other<br />
contributors.<br />
1 Electricity Generation & Heating 44%<br />
2 Manufacturing & Construction 18%<br />
3 Road Transport 16%<br />
4 Fuel Combustion (other uses) 12%<br />
5 Sea Transport 3%<br />
6 Industrial Processes 3%<br />
7 Other Transport 3%<br />
8 Fugitive Emissions 1%<br />
Least Polluting Cars<br />
2. CIVIC 1. PRIUS 3. AYGO<br />
CAR / MODEL AVERAGE CO2 OUTPUT G/KM<br />
Seat Ibiza ECO 1.4 TDI 99<br />
Smart Fortwo mhd 103<br />
Daihatsu Cuore 1.0 104<br />
Toyota Prius 1.5 Hybrid 104<br />
Citroen C1 1.0 109<br />
Honda Civic 1.3 Hybrid 109<br />
Peugeot 107 1.0 109<br />
Toyota Aygo 1.0 VVT-i 109<br />
Daihatsu Trevis 114<br />
Daihatsu Sirion 1.0 118<br />
PARIS<br />
MOTOR SHOW<br />
4-19 October<br />
2008<br />
Concept cars, hybrid cars, biofuels,<br />
electric cars, visitors who are curious<br />
to discover the cars of tomorrow will<br />
be and the latest eco-friendly<br />
advances will be presented with a<br />
wide range of vehicles.<br />
GENERAL MOTORS plans to show a<br />
production model of its Chevrolet<br />
Volt extended-range electric<br />
vehicle as part of the automaker's<br />
upcoming 100-year anniversary<br />
celebration this month.<br />
HYUNDAI will unveil its new i20<br />
small car as well as a number of<br />
fuel efficient technologies at the<br />
Paris auto show early next month.<br />
The five-door i20 hatchback will<br />
replace the Korean automaker's<br />
six-year-old Getz when it goes on<br />
sale in European markets in<br />
December. It will be built in India.<br />
HONDA MOTOR CO will unveil a<br />
prototype of its eagerly awaited<br />
low-cost hybrid car due for launch<br />
in early 2009 at the Paris auto<br />
show.<br />
MAZDA will unveil a concept at<br />
the Paris auto show that gives<br />
clues for the Japanese carmaker's<br />
new city car. Called the Kiyora, the<br />
concept has bold, futuristic styling.<br />
It previews a car smaller than the<br />
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Questions & Answers<br />
What is the most critical aspect that will affect the<br />
performance of waterborne technology?<br />
Air quality is the most critical aspect that effects the<br />
performance of waterborne coatings.<br />
Does AWX cover better than solvent borne?<br />
The AWX Waterborne System holds more pigment than solvent<br />
borne systems. Hiding is usually improved 25 – 33%.<br />
Does AWX cost more?<br />
Our experience proves to us, that AWX is a productive and<br />
profitable alternative solution for collision centers to solvent<br />
borne coatings. With the right equipment, mindset and training,<br />
Waterborne can be every bit as (or even more) productive as<br />
a solvent borne system.<br />
Does the mixing of AWX have a complicated conversion step?<br />
No – AWX is very easy to mix. Simply add the toners listing in<br />
the colour formulation, then reduce with 10% AWX deionised<br />
water or till 20% with Slow Reducer for warm temperatures.<br />
Does AWX require special application equipment?<br />
Minor modification will need to be made to provide optimum<br />
performance. Since AWX performs similar to a solvent borne<br />
system, it requires the lowest capital equipment cost of all<br />
systems.<br />
Is AWX difficult to apply?<br />
Application of AWX is very simple; it provides better hiding,<br />
cleaner formulations for colour match, and easy and consistent<br />
blending properties.<br />
Is AWX healthier for my employees?<br />
While waterborne technology is better for the environment and<br />
reduces VOC emissions, AWX still contains solvents, pigments<br />
and resins. We recommend proper personal protection<br />
. equipment be used for any coating application.<br />
Will I have to maintain separate solvent streams with<br />
waterborne technology?<br />
Yes – It is necessary to maintain separate waste streams,<br />
however AWX reduces hazardous waste generation.<br />
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